It was my day off when Stephen Hawking came to visit the Hay Cinema Bookshop, but I did see his wheelchair in the distance around town, surrounded by his entourage. He came when the Lion Gallery had some scientific sculptures in the window - very precise wood and metal structures showing, for instance, the structure of a black hole, and I know he stopped to look at them.
He also spoke at Hay Festival - I missed that, too, because I was working.
I did read A Brief History of Time, though, and I actually understood it - while I was reading it. Trying to explain it to someone else afterwards was a different matter!
He was a passionate advocate for the NHS, which saved his life, and another sad loss to the world.
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